Kinect Star Wars Is Not For Core Gamers — Microsoft

As if it wasn’t blatantly obvious by now, Microsoft has come right out and said that Kinect Star Wars is not a game aimed at core gamers.

Originally planned for a Christmas 2011 release, Microsoft had held off on dropping the game in order for it to achieve its “full potential”. The game promises to let “you unleash your inner Jedi – with no controller in the way” across either singleplayer, co-operative, competitive or duel modes.

Players have the choice of either wielding a lightsaber in the Jedi Destiny mode or in Duels of Fate, which sees them taking on such iconic characters as Darth Vader and Count Dooku, or they may opt to go Podracing across the canyons of Tatooine, or straight up go on a Rancor Rampage.

It’s pretty clear by now that this game is very much not The Old Republic with motion control.

“This is a game for anybody that is a Star Wars fan,” said senior product manager Glenn Gregory. “It’s not The Old Republic, it’s not a game for core gamers that want to experience that kind of thing. It’s a great experience for people who love Star Wars like myself and want to share it with their families.”

He continued: “When you look at the Jedi in Episode 1, they are not just waving their wrists around. There’s full body combat, lightsabers, force powers, and they are jumping and being acrobatic. And that is really a fun thing to do with Kinect.”

Fair enough, but remember that a great majority of Star Wars fans are still trying to pretend that Episode 1 never actually happened. Here’s hoping Kinect Star Wars doesn’t meet the same fate.

I do have one question, though: How many Star Wars have you met, that don’t already play games in some form and would totally give this game a go?

I’ve not met a single one.

And I mean, all good and well that you could use this to introduce your family and friends to the Star Wars series, but why on Earth would you use this and not the actual movies? Then again, the Kinect is great at promoting social elements, so it might be a good tool if only for making you look like a complete tool yourself.